Atharva Veda 7.49.2: Kanda 7, Anuvaka 5, Sukta 49, Mantra 2

Sukta 49

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उ॒त ग्ना व्य॑न्तु दे॒वप॑त्नीरिन्द्रा॒ण्य॑१ग्नाय्य॒श्विनी॒ राट्। आ रोद॑सी वरुणा॒नी शृ॑णोतु॒ व्यन्तु॑ दे॒वीर्य ऋ॒तुर्जनी॑नाम्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 7.49.2

IAST Transliteration

utá gnā́ vyàntu devápatnīr indrā́ṇī́ agnā́yy aśvínī rā́ṭ | ā́ ródasī varuṇā́nī śṛṇotu vyàntu devī́r yá ṛtúr jánīnām ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

And let the divine Ladies, the Consorts of the Gods, bestir them—Indrāṇī, Agneyī, and queenly Aśvinī. Let Varuṇānī hear, unto the Two Worlds; let the Goddesses be in action—those who are the season, the rightful time, of women.

Translation

আর দেবপত্নী দেবীগণ জাগ্রত হয়ে কর্মে প্রবৃত্ত হোন—ইন্দ্রাণী, অগ্নায়ী (অগ্নেয়ী) এবং রাজসী অশ্বিনী। বরুণানী দুই লোক পর্যন্ত শুনুন; দেবীগণ ক্রিয়াশীল হোন—যাঁরা নারীদের ঋতু, তাদের নির্ধারিত/যথাযথ সময়।

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Word by Word

• उत: and; also
• उत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत

• ग्नाः: women; divine ladies
• ग्नाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्ना (स्त्रीप्रातिपदिक)

• व्यन्तु: let (them) weave/spread out
• व्यन्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √व्या (व्या- / वि-आ)

• देवपत्नीः: the wives of the gods
• देवपत्नीः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवपत्नी (स्त्रीप्रातिपदिक)

• इन्द्राणी: Indrāṇī
• इन्द्राणी: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्राणी (स्त्रीप्रातिपदिक)

• अग्नाय्य: Agnāyī (Agni’s wife)
• अग्नाय्य: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नाय्य (स्त्रीप्रातिपदिक)

• अश्विनी: the two Aśvinīs
• अश्विनी: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्विनी (स्त्रीप्रातिपदिक)

• राट्: the sovereign lady; queen
• राट्: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: राट् (स्त्री/पुं प्रातिपदिक; ‘queen/ruler’)

• आ: towards; hither
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ

• रोदसी: the two worlds (heaven and earth)
• रोदसी: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोदसी (द्विवचन-प्रातिपदिक; ‘heaven-and-earth’)

• वरुणानी: Varuṇānī
• वरुणानी: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुणानी (स्त्रीप्रातिपदिक)

• शृणोतु: let (her) hear
• शृणोतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु

• व्यन्तु: let (them) weave/spread out
• व्यन्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √व्या (व्या- / वि-आ)

• देवीः: the goddesses
• देवीः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (स्त्रीप्रातिपदिक)

• यः: who; which
• यः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• ऋतुः: season; proper time
• ऋतुः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋतु (पुंप्रातिपदिक)

• जनीनाम्: of women; of the folk/people
• जनीनाम्: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनी (स्त्रीप्रातिपदिक; ‘woman/people’)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (as per anukramaṇī)

Devata: Devapatnīs (with named consorts: Indrāṇī, Agneyī, Varuṇānī, Aśvinī)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (requires metrical confirmation).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta